Crumb´s Pioneers of Coutry Music

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Crumb is an avid collector of 78 rpm phonograph records; he has over 5000 records as of 2004. A selection of 24 songs from his collection called Gay Life in Dikanka: R. Crumb's Old-Time Favorites was issued on CD in 2000 by the Swedish record company Bakhåll, with a cover painting by Crumb. In 2003, the collection was the source for Hot Women: Women Singers From The Torrid Regions Of The World, his compilation of world music from Mexico, Cuba, Turkey, Burma, and Tahiti. All but two of the 24 tracks were recorded between 1927 and 1934. Crumb also hosted a BBC radio series featuring his favorite records.

In the 1970s, three albums of Crumb and his own band R. Crumb & His Cheap Suit Serenaders were released on Blue Goose Records, produced by his friend and fellow collector, Nick Perls. The group played old blues, white jazz and some original tunes, mostly with a 1920's pop / novelty sensibility. Most of the vocals for the band were sung by Crumb himself. Terry Zwigoff and underground comix artist Robert Armstrong were also in the band. In addition, a limited edition 12" 78 rpm record of decidedly off-color novelty material was released on red vinyl (under the label "Red Goose"). The band achieved some success in the '70s and early '80s, even turning down the chance to perform on Saturday Night Live. In the '90s, the band reunited briefly to perform in one episode of the weekly A Prairie Home Companion radio program. Crumb currently plays banjo and mandolin (lefthanded) with the French band Les Primitifs du Futur. He also co-hosted with fellow collector Jerry Zolten a one-hour public radio program special, Chimpin' the Blues, <2> featuring rare 78s from the dawn of the blues. Crumb has frequently drawn comics about his musical interests.

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